Card rack and box



H. JACOBSON. CARD RACK AND BOX. APPLICATION HLED QCT. h [919.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

JOHN H. JACOBSON, OF JEROME, IDAHO.

CARD BACK AND BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1920.

Application filed October 1, 1919. Serial No. 327,810.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. JACOBSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jerome, in the county of Lincoln, now J crome, State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Racks and Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description or the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in card racks and boxes, and particularly to devices of this character used in districts where land is irrigated by means of ditches.

The principal object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character which will permit the ditch-rider to more easily and accurately keep account of the length of time water has flowed through each ditch, and the amount of water passing therethrough.

Another object is to provide a receptacle for containing a supply of cards on which entries are made of the amount of water needed and how long the head-gate has been open and when closed.

A further object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character wherein the individual cards can be properly supported and easily reached by the ditchrider.

Gther objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device showing a card 1n rack.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view =taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 to show the reserve supply of blank cards held within the receptacle, and the hinged cover for the receptacle.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, the main portion of the device is formed from a single length of metal the same being crimped at the two points 10 and 11, intermediate the length thereof and transversely of the body. The crimp 10 is cut away at its ends and within the crimp is disposed a rod 12'which has its ends received in the rolled tabs 13 formed on the the upper portion of the cover member or lid 14. The side edges of the body are bent outwardly at right angles to the body to form side flanges 15. Thus the transverse crimps 10 and 11 form two of the sides of a receptacle or box, while portions of the side flanges 15 form side Walls of said box, the lid 1a being provided with flanges 14: which engage outwardly of the crimps and flanges 15. The portion of the body below the crimp 11 is perforated and forms a tab which is secured to a post or other support adjacent the headgate of the ditch, while the portion of the body at the other end is similarly treated for the same purpose A fingerpiece, in the form of an integral tab 16 is formed on the outer end flange of the lid to render easy the raising and lowering of the lid.

Struck out from the back wall of the body, above the box, is an upwardly extending ton ue 17 behind which a card is placed,

and 111 the back wall of the box a similar tongue is struck out for holding a reserve supply of blank cards.

When the ditch-rider opens the headgate he removes a card from the box, makes proper entries thereon and then places the card behind the tongue 17 What is claimed is:

A card rack and container comprising a sheet of metal crimped at two places transversely of the body of the sheet and in parallel relation, the sides of the body being bent outwardly to form flanges, portions of the flanges cooperating with the crimps to form the sides of a receptacle, one of the crimps being cut away at its ends, a rod disposed longitudinally within the crimp and extending into the cut away portions, a cover having rolled tabs engaged in the cut away portions and receiving the ends of the rod therethrough, said cover having surrounding flanges arranged to engage outwardly of the sides of the receptacle, and struck out card holding tongues formed in the body of the sheet of metal, one of the tongues being within the receptacle and the other above the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. JACOBSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN JAconsoiv, J OHN LINDSEY. 

